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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1400130

Exploring Global Research Trends in Chinese Medicine for Atherosclerosis: A Bibliometric Study 2012-2023 Provisionally Accepted

Moye Tan1 Wang Jiuyuan1 chen zhengxin2 Xie Xuejiao1*
  • 1Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China
  • 2College of Basic Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China

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Background: While Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) boasts an extensive historical lineage and abundant clinical expertise in addressing atherosclerosis, this field is yet to be penetrated adequately by bibliometric studies. This study is envisaged to evaluate the contemporary scenario of TCM in conjunction with atherosclerosis over the preceding decade while also identifying forthcoming research trends and emerging topics via the lens of bibliometric analysis.Methods: Literature pertaining to TCM and atherosclerosis, circulated between January 1, 2012 and November 14, 2023, was garnered for the purpose of this research. The examination embraced annual publications, primary countries/regions, engaged institutions and authors, scholarly journals, references, and keywords, utilizing analytical tools like Bibliometrix, CiteSpace, ScimagoGraphica, and VOSviewer present in the R package.

Keywords: Atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, bibliometric analysis, Chinese medicine visual analysis, Citespace

Received: 13 Mar 2024; Accepted: 15 May 2024.

Copyright: © 2024 Tan, Jiuyuan, zhengxin and Xuejiao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Mx. Xie Xuejiao, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China